Nearly 5,000 Providence healthcare workers in Oregon, including doctors and nurses, went on strike Friday, Jan. 10, over staffing, wages and working conditions. Skip Navigation.

Providence reported that 609 Oregon Nurses Association caregivers reported to work Friday, out of a total of nearly 5,000 ONA represented workers.

Roughly 5,000 nurses, hospitalists and other frontline health workers at Providence hospitals and clinics across Oregon are set to go on an open-ended strike starting Jan. 10.

Providence Health & Services said Thursday that it has laid off 134 employees across Oregon, part of an effort to cut costs amid growing financial pressures in the health care industry.

"Oregon’s health care system is experiencing a historic reset. In Oregon, Providence lost money nine of the last 12 quarters (2022 – 2024) with a net operating loss the last 3 years of $270M.

Nearly 5,000 nurses, doctors and other health workers at Providence Health & Services hospitals and clinics in Oregon walked off their jobs beginning 6 a.m. Friday. It was set to be the largest ...

The deal also addresses the implementation of Oregon’s nurse staffing law, which mandates minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses previously argued that Providence used those minimums to justify ...

At issue in Providence nurses strike: Oregon’s hospital staffing law. By Amelia Templeton (OPB) June 12, 2024 9:31 p.m. Updated: June 17, 2024 10:50 p.m.

Providence Oregon nurses ratify second deal offer, ending 46-day strike. The largest healthcare strike in Oregon's history has come to a close after 46 days on the picket line and a rebuffed deal.

ENGINEERS: Catena Consulting Engineers (structural), KPFF (civil), PAE (MEP) ...

Providence Health & Services said Thursday that it has laid off 134 employees across Oregon, part of an effort to cut costs amid growing financial pressures in the health care industry. The ...